| Infinitive | |
|---|---|
| koyemba | |
| Recent/Near Past | |
| nayembi | toyembi |
| oyembi | boyembi |
| ayembi | bayembi |
| eyembi | eyembi Archaic: iyembi |
| Present | |
| nazali koyemba | tozali koyemba |
| ozali koyemba | bozali koyemba |
| azali koyemba | bazali koyemba |
| ezali koyemba | ezali koyemba Archaic: izali koyemba |
| Future | |
| nakoyemba | tokoyemba |
| okoyemba | bokoyemba |
| akoyemba | bakoyemba |
| ekoyemba | ekoyemba Archaic: ikoyemba |
| Past | |
| nayembaki | toyembaki |
| oyembaki | boyembaki |
| ayembaki | bayembaki |
| eyembaki | eyembaki Archaic: iyembaki |
| Distant Past | |
| nayembá | toyembá |
| oyembá | boyembá |
| ayembá | bayembá |
| eyembá | eyembá Archaic: iyembá |
| Habitual / Continuous | |
| nayembaka | toyembaka |
| oyembaka | boyembaka |
| ayembaka | bayembaka |
| eyembaka | eyembaka Archaic: iyembaka |
| Subjunctive / Conditional | |
| nayemba | toyemba |
| oyemba | boyemba |
| ayemba | bayemba |
| eyemba | eyemba Archaic: iyemba |
| Imperative | |
| yembá | tóyemba |
| bóyemba | |
| báyemba | |